Editing Early Modern Texts
Subtitle: An Introduction to Principles and Practice
Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
Published: December 30, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 171
ISBN-13: 9780230008076
Subjects: Literary studies: 16th to 18th centuries; Writing & editing guides; Editing; Textual Criticism; Language Arts & Disciplines; Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy; Literary Criticism; Authorship; Editing & Proofreading; General; Criticism, Textual
Description: "Editing Early Modern Texts provides an approachable exposition of the rationale of textual editing with special reference to texts dating from between 1550 and 1800. It deals with electronic editions as well as printed ones and considers non-literary as well as literary texts, drawing out the common editorial principles underlying all activity in this field. The strengths and weaknesses of different editorial practices are evaluated in terms of their intelligibility and usefulness to the reader, as well as their fidelity to the original, while information is also given on how early modern manuscript and printed texts were actually produced, and the implications of this for their editorial treatment. Giving practical advice on how texts should be prepared and presented, the book will be invaluable to all wishing to learn more about textual editing, whether they are putative editors or simply users of editions who wish to understand them better."--Jacket.